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Imagine Boris Johnson Was a Law Firm Leader

The Global Lawyer: The U.K.'s departing prime minister sets an example for no one. But the concept of unchecked power is not entirely alien to law firms.
4 minute read

International Edition

'These Are the Times that Try Men's (and Women's) Souls': Are Law Firms At Last Finding Purpose?

The famous lines written by Thomas Paine at the outset of the American Revolution brought people together for a common end. In the past week, events in the U.S. may have had a similar impact on lawyers and their firms, The Global Lawyer writes.
11 minute read

International Edition

When The Old World Meets The New: Law Firms' Need to Adapt

The longest-standing legal institutions only remain relevant if they continue to adapt, writes the Global Lawyer. It is a message that holds true for elite commercial law firms the world over.
5 minute read

International Edition

Change Is on the Way. Law Firms Are Getting Ready

Social and economic factors are pushing the legal profession to embrace change, although there are places where it is still falling short, writes Lisa Shuchman in this week's Global Lawyer.
9 minute read

International Edition

The Changing Shape of Litigation

The Global Lawyer: Are we seeing a trend of firms diversifying away from traditional cases to originate collective actions?
6 minute read

International Edition

Innovation, Change and the Next 70 Years

In The Global Lawyer this week, Lisa Shuchman looks at the meaning of innovation, longevity and the legal industry's future.
9 minute read

International Edition

Time to Embrace the Sabbatical?

Two managing partners have embraced sabbaticals as pressures show no sign of easing in the industry. In Hong Kong, three very different law firms had very different responses to issues in the city-state.
6 minute read

International Edition

How Hard Must You Work To Become a Partner?

Perhaps it is time law firms started being more transparent about hours requirements for aspiring lawyers, writes Paul Hodkinson in The Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

Would You Take a Pay Cut to Work From Home Forever?

Reconciling hybrid working with traditionalist views on the supremacy of office working is an ugly business.
5 minute read

International Edition

Legal Industry Disruptions and Unchartered Territory: The War in Ukraine, Asia Pacific Shifts and Return-to-Work Policies Ignored

This week's Global Lawyer highlights some of the forces the legal industry has had to negotiate, as well as some of the big stories of the past week.
9 minute read

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